The UEFA Champions League (UCL), the most prestigious tournament in European football, is set to take place in the 2026-27 season. The top 36 clubs in Europe are taking to the field with the aim of securing a ticket to the final in Madrid.
For Bangladeshi football fans, the new Champions League format, teams, and match schedule according to Bangladesh time are detailed below:
Game viewing schedule (Bangladesh time)
Early season matches will usually start at 10:45 PM and 1:00 AM Bangladesh time. However, after the change to ‘Daylight Saving Time’ in Europe (from November), the match times will change to 11:45 PM and 2:00 AM.
New format for the league stage
Instead of the traditional group stage, a single points table or ‘league phase’ is being held with 36 teams.
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Number of matches: Each team will play a total of 8 matches against 8 different opponents (4 at home and 4 away).
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Knockout stage calculation:
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The top 8 teams in the points table will directly qualify for the last 16 or ‘Round of 16’.
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The 16 teams ranked 9th to 24th will play a two-legged play-off match to determine the remaining 8 places.
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Teams ranked 25th or below will be eliminated from the competition.
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36 participating teams
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England: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United
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Spain: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Villarreal
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Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart
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Italy: Como, Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma
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France: Lens, Lille, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
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Portugal: Porto, Sporting CP
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Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven
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Norway: Bodo/Glimt, Viking
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Other countries: LASK (Austria), Sabah (Azerbaijan), Club Brugge (Belgium), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), AEK Athens (Greece), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), Fenerbahce and Galatasaray (Turkey), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine).
Schedule of league matches (Bangladesh time)
Matchday 1
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September 8 (10:45 PM): Club Brugge vs Aston Villa; AEK Athens vs LASK
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September 9 (1:00 PM): Porto vs. Man City; Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan; Dortmund vs. Villarreal; Lille vs. Real Betis
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September 9 (10:45 PM): Barcelona vs. Feyenoord; Stuttgart vs. Viking
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September 10 (1:00 PM): Napoli vs Arsenal; Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid; PSG vs Slovan Bratislava; Sporting CP vs Galatasaray
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September 10 (10:45 PM): Fenerbahce vs Roma; PSV vs Shakhtar Donetsk
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September 11 (1:00 PM): Bayern Munich vs Bodo/Glimt; Slavia Prague vs Lens; Como vs RB Leipzig; Manchester United vs Sabah FK
Next few high-voltage matches
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October 15 (1:00 PM): Roma vs. Real Madrid; Manchester City vs. PSG
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October 21 (1:00 PM): PSG vs Barcelona
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October 22 (1:00 PM): Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
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November 4 (2:00 PM): Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich; Barcelona vs Aston Villa; Manchester United vs Roma
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November 25 (2:00 PM): Arsenal vs Dortmund; Real Madrid vs PSV; Manchester City vs Napoli
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December 9 (2:00 PM): Barcelona vs Manchester City
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December 10 (2:00 PM): Arsenal vs Real Madrid; Liverpool vs Porto
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January 20 (2:00 PM): Inter Milan vs Liverpool
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January 21 (2:00 PM): Manchester United vs Bayern Munich
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January 28 (2:00 PM – All final round matches at the same time): Barcelona vs Como; PSG vs Galatasaray; Arsenal vs Sabah; Villarreal vs Manchester United, etc.
Knockout stage
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Play-offs: 16/17 and 23/24 February 2027
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Round of 16: 9/10 and 16/17 March 2027
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Quarter-finals: 6/7 and 13/14 April 2027
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Semi-finals: 27/28 April and 4/5 May 2027
Final
This football epic will be held at the famous ‘Estadio Metropolitano’ stadium in Madrid, Spain on June 5 , 2027. The UCL final will be held for the second time after 2019 at Atletico Madrid’s 70,000-seat stadium.
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